§ Lord Kingslandasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the average time between the lodging of an application for leave to appeal against a conviction in the Crown Court after a trial on indictment and, where leave to appeal was granted, the hearing of that appeal by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in 2000, 2001 and 2002. [HL5434]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Lord Filkin)Using the Criminal Appeal Office database it is possible only to provide a response defined by receipt in the Criminal Appeal Office rather than by receipt in the Crown Court.
The average waiting times from date received in the Criminal Appeal Office to date the appeal was heard were:
Year Average Waiting Time 2000 9.5 months 2001 12.8 months 2002 15.4 months To end October 2003 15.2 months